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  "id": 106412,
  "title": "Controversial White House plan to overhaul US science funding faces Senate opposition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/controversial-white-house-plan-to-overhaul-us-science-funding-faces",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nature",
    "slug": "nature",
    "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02436-1"
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  "summary": "Nature, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02436-1 Proposal to put political appointees in charge of research grants could be temporarily halted if lawmakers’ efforts are successful.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Ex-Trump aide: White House 'trying to gaslight' Americans with economic message",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/ex-trump-aide-white-house-trying-to-gaslight-americans-with-economic",
        "published": "2026-08-03T16:03:12.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}